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UN Report: Cellphones a Ticket Out of Poverty for the World's Poor

Cellphones aren't all fun and games for the world's poor. For many, they make the difference between bringing home the bacon--or not.READ»

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One Day on Earth: Burning Man-Inspired Virtual Event Aims to Bottle "Lightning"

October 10th is One Day on Earth. Project founder Kyle Ruddick hopes it will become a global social media platform for photogs and videographers.READ»

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World's Happiest Countries: Norway, Denmark, Costa Rica, Turkmenistan?

Bhutan started the gross national happiness trend, but here's what Gallup did with it.READ»

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Day One at the World Economic Forum on Africa

Does design have a role at the World Economic Forum? Robert Fabricant's second report from Dar es Salaam.READ»

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Debt Management

Debt Management is meant for all those people who are struggling to pay towards credit cards, store cards, overdrafts or unsecured loan. A recent report suggested that in UK around 6000 people need help every day. These astonishing figures make debt management companies all the more quintessential. All you need to do is fulfill minimal obligations and be a part of this campaign. These companies know debt management requires much more than asking loan but enough hard work is done to reduce or consolidate your debts. In case there is default or poor credit ratings then also they provide customized solution.READ»

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Five Endangered Cultural Monuments That Need Your Help

The World Monuments Fund has released its annual watch list of architectural and heritage sites desperately in need of preservation. Five are especially hard-hit from recent political and environmental events.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Facebook Measures "Gross National Happiness"

Facebook maps how happy its users are, based on the words in their profiles.READ»

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Innovative Giving: Gaming For Rice

Free Rice is an interactive online game that allows you become a little bit smarter while also doing the world some good. It's the fourth entry in our six part series, Innovative Giving.READ»

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How Can You Use Social Media to Get Things Done?

Blogger, Flickr, Twitter "R" cool, but what are they really good for? Surprising lessons from the world of social entrepreneurship.READ»

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Positive Deviant

Jerry Sternin's job was to help save starving children in Vietnam. Faced with an impossible time frame, he adopted a radical approach to making change. His idea: Real change begins from the inside.READ»

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Radical Sabbaticals

Here's a sure-fire way to break the career monotony.READ»

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Here's How to Make It to the Top

Arlene Blum has climbed the world's highest peaks. Now she teaches executives the secrets of high-altitude leadership.READ»

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You Down with GDP?

How'd I miss this the first time around? Several years ago, the king of Bhutan decreed that the country would no longer measure its economic wellbeing using the traditional Gross National Product. Instead, it would measure Gross ...READ»